Maybe you've heard of The Game, the movie with Michael Douglas in which a billionare goes through a series of complex and haunting clues that are easily confused with real life. You never know what's a clue and what's real. Everything could be a set-up- but maybe not.
But what you might not know is that there actually is a Game, and it's real.
From imdb.com:
quote: The real Game is, more-or-less, a Ph.D. caliber scavenger hunt. It's also a team event. There is no prize money. Each team's entry fee is $25,000; limited to ten teams. All of the entry money is donated to charity. The game is actually supported by several wealthy benefactors, including Microsoft's Bill Gates. Each team consists of one van full of players - usually four to six people. A series of clues, often in the form of puzzles, must be solved; each clue's answers lead to the next clue. Teams travel from clue to clue, until reaching the finish line. The winners typically take about 24 hours to finish. Often the clues are so intricate and choreographed that they approximate small theatrical productions, occasionally employing a dozen or more actors.
quote: The equipment need to solve the real Game has become, in recent years, increasingly high-tech. Palm Pilots, pocket PCs, wireless Internet connections and portable photocopiers are a given. One year a snorkel, mask and a wet suit were required to locate a clue tied to a rock at the bottom of a lake. Another time, tuxedos were necessary so that a clue could be surreptitiously solved in the midst of a formal banquet.
Isn't this nuts? At the same time, though, I would love to do this, even though I would probably do terrible.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
That sounds awesome. It also sounds like a more intense version of a contest Cor and I participate in each year in South Florida.
::wants::
Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :
I wish I were A. smart enough and B. rich enough to compete in this event. I'd be with the in-crowd with all the rich mensa-grade people, whom I could then rob with my lowbrow, gun-toting tactics.
C'mon. You know those guys gotta be wusses.
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
The idea of a bunch of rich nerds driving around on a scavenger hunt makes me laugh.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
That's funny... I wish that
A) I was rich enough
and
B) I was smart enough
lol....
You supply the money, and I am fairly sure that JenniK and I can supply the brains for it.
She can even SCUBA dive, and I swim great....
Kwea
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
Ph.D. grade? That's funny. I always thought of Ph.D. as beeing more a matter of ambition than talent.